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Having problems with your Canon PowerShot A480 Digital Camera ?

It seems like my usb port on the camera was disabled somehow... is there anyway to reset it? What could've caused this to happen?

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It may be that the driver software is incompatable with your computer. I've found they're incompatable with mine too (a Toshiba), but an SD Card Reader will fix this problem to transfer photos to your PC.

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